Prebish, Charles S. og Damien Keown: Introducing Buddhism, 2006. Routledge: UK. (senere utgaver er også ok.).
Trainor, Kevin (red.): Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide, 2004. London: Duncan Baird. s. 1 - 256.
Williams, Paul Routledge: Mahayana Buddhism. The Doctrinal Foundations, London 1989. s 1 - 290.
Regional buddhisme
Bechert, H. and R. Gombrich (eds): The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture, London 1984. Thames and Hudson. Utvalgte artikler, spesifisert under.
Sri Lanka, Burma og Thailand
Bechert, Heinz: "To be a Burmese is to be a Buddhist: Buddhism in Burma", i: World of Buddhism..., s 147 - 158.
Bunnang, Jane: "The Way of the Monk and the Way of the World: Buddhism in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia", i World of Buddhism..., s 159 - 170.
Carrithers, Michael B: "They will be Lords upon the Island: Buddhism in Sri Lanka", i World of Buddhism..., s 133 - 146.
Kina, Vietnam og Korea
Zürcher, Erik: "Beyond the Jade Gate: Buddhism in China, Vietnam and Korea", i World of Buddhism..., s 193 - 212.
Japan
Heinemann, Robert K.: "This World and the other Power: Contrasting Paths to Deliverance in Japan", i World of Buddhism..., s 212 - 231.
Sentral-Asia
Hinüber, Oskar von: "Expansion to the North: Afghanistan and Central Asia", i World of Buddhism..., s 99 - 108.
Nepal
Lienhard, Siegfried: "Nepal: The Survival of Indian Buddhism in a Himalayan Kingdom", i World of Buddhism..., s 108 - 115.
Tibet
Kværne, Per: "Tibet: the Rise and the Fall of a Monastic Tradition", i World of Buddhism..., s 253 - 271.